Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water) Share this | Hansard source

In response, we are at cross-purposes here a little bit. We are dealing with further Greens amendments, so can I indicate that the government does not support those amendments. I think it is fair to say that the National Water Commission is already dealing with the audit under the terms of the Murray-Darling Basin process and we are satisfied that that is the appropriate course of action.

Senator Heffernan has raised a couple of questions. One was in relation to the link between groundwater and other parts of the water system and he has now raised a further question. I think it is fair to say those questions are not directly relevant to this particular bill.